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Clinical Articles / BY: Kevin Wing, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... has set a wait-time target of 18 weeks from general practice referral to surgery for 92% of patients. In BC, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amie Padilla-Thornton, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... evaluation. Finally, because of slight variations in local practice, referring physicians should be aware of the role ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC May 2018
... have reported similar findings.[ 19 , 20 ] This practice may have a synergistic effect on STI transmission, ... to affect the innate immune response.[ 23 ] Also, the practice of serosorting (choosing sexual partners with the ... understand the potentially synergistic effect of this practice on STI transmission. Acknowledgments We would like ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: David Unger, MD December 2018
... “Safe prescribing of opioids and sedatives” practice standard,[ 1 ] published this year, strives to ... were removed and it is now a standard only. (Best practice musts and must nots .) Language was strengthened to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP November 2018
... disease, reduces long-term CV risk. Worldwide, clinical practice guidelines based on the best available evidence ... Canadian Diabetes Association, which publishes clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of ... Advisory Committee (GPAC), which publishes clinical practice guidelines for use in BC on many topics, including ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews July/August 2018
... and skills that I wanted to keep as part of my future practice. I loved Montreal and learned French while I was ... in the last year: through our participation in the General Practice Services Committee, Doctors of BC is influential in ... views of all members, no matter their location, type of practice, stage of practice, or demographics. We are diverse ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Warburton, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... be helpful in making the best decision for the patient. Practice guidelines ( Table ) have been developed to help ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Havelock, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... system can be somewhat impractical in everyday clinical practice, and will be affected by a patient’s recent ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith G. Dawson, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2018
... agents provide this and are recommended by clinical practice guidelines: DPP-4s, SGLT2s, and GLP-1s.[ 19 , 20 ] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert C. Mack, MD July/August 2018
The residential care initiative (RCI) of the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) aims to improve care for patients in facilities through five best practice recommendations,[ 1 ] one of which is the ... of the South Okanagan Similkameen (SOS) Division of Family Practice discovered significant medication wastage and set ...